The figurative language is “like a ball”. It’s an simile since he’s comparing the fall to a rolling ball. Well he’s comparing the way he fell like an ball rolling down the stairs.
In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Frankenstein's main goal after seeing the monster for the first time upon its creation is that <span>he wants to escape the consequence of his choices. Upon seeing his creation, he was terrified of it and later became sick. He simply wanted to return to his family and forget about what he did.</span>